§ 532.281 Special wage schedules for divers and tenders

5 CFR 532.281(a)(a) Agencies are authorized to establish special schedule payments for prevailing rate employees who perform diving and tending duties.

5 CFR 532.281(b)(b) Employees who perform diving duties shall be paid 175 percent of the locality WG-10, step 2, rate for all payable hours of the shift.

5 CFR 532.281(c)(c) Employees who perform tending duties shall be paid at the locality WG-10, step 2, rate for all payable hours of the shift.

5 CFR 532.281(d)(d) Employees whose regular scheduled rate exceeds the diving/tending rate on the day they perform such duties shall retain their regular scheduled rate on that day.

5 CFR 532.281(e)(e) An employee's diving/tending rate shall be used as the basic rate of pay for computing all premium payments for a shift.

5 CFR 532.281(f)(f) Employees who both dive and tend on the same shift shall receive the higher diving rate as the basic rate for all hours of the shift.